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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2024

Assessing the interchangeability of linked scores in multivariable statistical analyses.

Maxwell Mansolf, Courtney K Blackwell, David Cella, Jin-Shei Lai

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Maxwell MansolfDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 625 N. Michigan Ave Fl 27, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. maxwell.mansolf@northwestern.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6861-8657
Courtney K BlackwellDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 625 N. Michigan Ave Fl 27, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
David CellaDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 625 N. Michigan Ave Fl 27, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Jin-Shei LaiDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 625 N. Michigan Ave Fl 27, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.

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The ECHO Measurement Core: A Framework and Resource for Assessing Environmental Exposure and Child HealthU24OD023319 · OD · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Courtney K Blackwell, RICHARD GERSHON · 2016 to 2026
$43.7M
NIH HHS U24 OD023319
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Abstract

purposeUsing the lens of classical test theory, we examine a linkage's generalizability with respect to use in multivariable analyses, including multiple regression and structural equation modeling, rather than comparison of established subpopulations as is most common in the literature.

methodsTo aid in this evaluation, we present a structural-equation-modeling based statistical method to examine the suitability of a given linkage for use cases involving continuous and categorical variables external to the linkage itself.

resultsUsing the PROMIS® Parent Proxy and Early Childhood Global Health measures, we show that, although a high correlation between the scores (here, r = .829) may imply a general suitability for linking, a more detailed investigation of content, measurement structure, and results of the proposed methodology reveal important differences between the measures which can compromise interchangeability in certain use cases.

conclusionIn addition to the statistical quality of a linkage, users of linking methodology should also assess the question of whether the linkage is appropriate to apply to particular use cases of interest.

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Quality of LifeResearch DesignChild, PreschoolHumansParentsPsychometricsGeneralizabilityPsychometricsStructural equation modelingTest linking

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